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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1968
Page
12
The Lancaster yards market reports cattle for January 12 1968 with slaughter steers mostly steady to $0.50 higher cows $0.50 to $0.75 lower bulls steady and feeders mixed. Listings include weights and price ranges for slaughter steers heifers cows bulls feeder steers calves hogs sheep and lambs across multiple lots and grades.
Slaughter steers mostly steady with gains on high grades and some drops for utility and cutter cows. Supply includes 38 percent cows as steers range 1000 to 1325 pounds with prices from 26.75 to 29.85, while cows and cutters mostly trade between 14.85 and 19.50 per hundredweight.
Futures trading reports show cattle steady while hogs rise and potato prices retreat. Market watchers note limited demand and gradual shifts across agricultural commodities.
Weather and scheduling dominate Farm Show talk as organizers adjust dates for January due to New Year holidays and governor inaugurations. Officials hope for clear skies while a weather bureau spokesman wryly notes the show itself serves as a forecast for the week.
Farmers and neighbors can browse ready to buy and sell notices in this Lancaster Farming section. It features listings for livestock produce equipment and services with clear contact details and prices where shown.
Slaughter steers 25-50c higher than last Thursday with demand strongest under 1150 pounds. cows and bulls lower. Receipts show 43 percent cows and 30 percent slaughter steers. calves and vealers varied with several price shifts across grades. Hog receipts 841 steady to +25 cents. horses sold steady. January 8 1968 noted with 245 horses sold steady.
Slaughter steers fell 25 to 75 cents from last week while slaughter heifers dropped 25 cents and cows remained mostly steady. Bulls sold strong to 50 cents higher as dressed meat trade in Chicago showed active demand. Continued on Page 3.
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